Odd News
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Driver says he was speeding so he could dry car
Tuesday, Jun 18, 3:30 pm
BLACK DIAMOND, Alberta (AP) - He was drying off his freshly washed car. That's what the Canadian man told the Mounties when they stopped him doing 180 kilometers per hour (112 mph) south on... Read more...
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Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2:45 pm
PRESTON, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty. Thirty-seven-year-old Tina Marie... Read more...
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Ed Koch's tombstone engraved with wrong birth date
Tuesday, Jun 18, 3:22 am
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date. NBC 4 New York ( http://bit.ly/11kapIO)... Read more...
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Thai Buddhist monks criticized for lavish behavior
Monday, Jun 17, 7:09 pm
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Buddhism body said it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video showed monks using luxurious personal items while flying on a private... Read more...
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Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon
Monday, Jun 17, 10:16 am
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued... Read more...
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Bear with head stuck in jar is rescued in Pa.
Saturday, Jun 15, 1:04 pm
JAMISON CITY, Pa. (AP) - Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at... Read more...
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NJ Transit probes bizarre bus trip into New York
Friday, Jun 14, 6:07 pm
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Some New Jersey bus commuters apparently have gotten an unexpected tour of the New York metro area they'd rather forget. New Jersey Transit is investigating why a trip that... Read more...
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Charlie Trotter accused of selling bogus $46K wine
Friday, Jun 14, 1:38 pm
CHICAGO (AP) - Award-winning chef Charlie Trotter is being sued by two New York wine collectors who say he sold them a bottle of wine for more than $46,000 that wasn't what it said on the label. The... Read more...
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Boston woman pays $560,000 for 2 parking spots
Friday, Jun 14, 7:53 am
BOSTON (AP) - Parking is such a precious commodity in Boston that one woman was willing to pay $560,000 for two off-street spaces near her home. Lisa Blumenthal won the spots in the city's Back... Read more...
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Lawsuit: Man allowed to curse on NY ticket payment
Thursday, Jun 13, 11:41 am
LIBERTY, N.Y. (AP) - A 22-year-old Connecticut man who wrote obscenities and "Tyranny" on his speeding ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free speech rights were violated... Read more...
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No joke: Jester wanted at Austrian hotel
Thursday, Jun 13, 5:57 am
VIENNA (AP) - Wanted: A jester. Wallflowers need not apply. It's no joke. An Austrian hotel is advertising for a modern-day court fool, who is communicative, extroverted, musical, creative and... Read more...
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Pa. man finds reptile near sewer, offers gator aid
Wednesday, Jun 12, 6:34 pm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia man has offered a little gator aid _ calling animal control authorities to help rescue a juvenile alligator he found near a sewer grate on his street. Joe... Read more...
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NJ town OKs boardwalk ban on saggy pants
Wednesday, Jun 12, 3:52 pm
WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) - Hindsight will soon be punishable by a $25 fine in this Jersey Shore resort. Wildwood passed a law Wednesday night banning overly saggy pants on the boardwalk, prompted... Read more...
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Danish supermarket got drugs instead of bananas
Wednesday, Jun 12, 7:22 am
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Drug traffickers back in Colombia must be going bananas over how their shipment ended up at Danish supermarkets and not on the streets. Police say employees at the... Read more...
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Police: Pa. wedding guest stole, hid loot in bra
Tuesday, Jun 11, 12:08 pm
CHICORA, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with stealing money from cards brought to a wedding reception she was attending _ and trying to hide the loot in her bra. State police... Read more...
